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After almost two years of inquiring, I was chrismated today. I don't post much, but I lurk a lot (probably more than I should ) and I just wanted to say thank you to everyone here, especially the Orthodox Christians from CAF, who unwittingly helped answer questions I had.

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Congratulations!!! May God grant you many, many years. Welcome home. You should have received your first communion this morning, which is something you don't forget.

I did. It was more awkward than I had hoped. At the Byzantine Catholic church I used to go to, you would open your mouth and the priest dropped the Eucharist in off the spoon. Here, I guess you close your mouth around it, so I was there waiting and he was like "what is this guy doing?"

I did. It was more awkward than I had hoped. At the Byzantine Catholic church I used to go to, you would open your mouth and the priest dropped the Eucharist in off the spoon. Here, I guess you close your mouth around it, so I was there waiting and he was like "what is this guy doing?"

Thanks everyone for the welcome

Our priest does it like the Byzantine-Catholics you've had experience with, but each priest has their own way of doing things.

Here's an awkward moment I had at St. Sophia's Cathedral in Los Angeles:

As I approached for communion, I was asked my name. The priest is accustomed to calling out "The servant of God [name]..." into the microphone very loudly, so everyone can hear everything that goes on up front.

In response to his question, I replied softly, "Justinian." "WHAT?" he replied rather loudly. "Justinian," I said a little louder. "WHAT?" he cried again. "JUSTINIAN!" I yelled back.

"AH!" he shouted, and proceeded to prepare the communion. I was accustomed to the "drop" method, while he wasn't. After a few seconds pause, he attempted to pour it off the spoon, but his aiming wasn't spot on, and it fell to the floor with a resounding splash. The two of us stared at eachother in horror for what felt like an eternity, until I hurried away back to the pew. A deacon came by after communion was over and (much to me shock) poured lighter fluid on the marble floor where it had landed and lit it on fire.

So don't worry about what happened. Because it can always be worse.

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"He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death, nor mourning nor crying nor suffering, for the old order of things has passed away."

"AH!" he shouted, and proceeded to prepare the communion. I was accustomed to the "drop" method, while he wasn't. After a few seconds pause, he attempted to pour it off the spoon, but his aiming wasn't spot on, and it fell to the floor with a resounding splash. The two of us stared at eachother in horror for what felt like an eternity, until I hurried away back to the pew. A deacon came by after communion was over and (much to me shock) poured lighter fluid on the marble floor where it had landed and lit it on fire.

"O Cross of Christ, all-holy, thrice-blessed, and life-giving, instrument of the mystical rites of Zion, the holy Altar for the service of our Great Archpriest, the blessing - the weapon - the strength of priests, our pride, our consolation, the light in our hearts, our mind, and our steps"Met. Meletios of Nikopolis & Preveza, from his ordination.